Sony BDV-E580 Blu-Ray Disc Player Home Entertainment System (Black)
December 12, 2011 by Cherry
Filed under Home Theater
Sony BDV-E580 Blu-Ray Disc Player Home Entertainment System (Black)
- Sony Internet TV: Get instant access to must-have entertainment, including thousands of hit movies, TV shows, music choices, online videos and games.
- Plus get new apps delivered to you automatically, so your selection is never outdated and you are always connected to the best entertainment
- Enjoy amazing sound quality over a big area, thanks to uniquely designed speakers that provide a wider “sweet spot” than previous Sony Blu-ray systems
- Built-In Wi-Fi: Easily connect to the internet through your home’s wireless broadband network
Experience Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc movies and powerful 5.1 channel HD surround sound with the integrated Sony BDV-E580 3D Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System. Wirelessly stream movies, TV episodes, music and live sports events from Netflix, YouTube, HuluPlus, Pandora, and more. Enjoy even more entertainment using the included iPod /iPhone dock or by connecting additional HD devices using the two HDMI inputs. You can even turn your iPhone, iPad or compatible Android phone into a versatile remote control with search functionality.
List Price: $ 499.99
Price: $ 499.99
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Great system!!
I did a lot of research looking at multiple surround sound systems and I’m very glad I chose this one. The surround sound and picture quality are great, the FM receiver works well (you’ll just need to make sure the antenna is extended up as far as possible to help pick up the weaker stations), and it comes loaded with several different options for listening to music and watching movies/videos via the internet (i.e. Pandora and Netflix, just to name two) which work great. The set up was very easy (it comes with a DVD that I didn’t even use), the speaker wires are all color coded so you easily connect the correct speaker to the correct wire to the correct plug on the back of the base unit. The only problem I had with the wires is that the ones for the two rear speakers were about 15 feet too short for the way I wanted to place them. I just bought a 75 foot coil of speaker wire from Walmart for $15 which I then cut and spliced onto the existing wire so I could run them down through floor, across the floor joists, and then up through the floor to place them where I wanted them. The only other minor issue I had is that for the first couple of days it would not start up and shut down properly. I had to turn it on, turn it off, and then turn it on again before I would get any sound. And when I would turn it off it would go into “stand by” mode for at least 30 seconds (during which time it would not respond to any input commands from the remote) before shutting off. But by day 3 or 4 these start up/shut down issues totally disappeared. Even with the two small issues I had I would definitely buy another one and recommend friends to buy one.
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|Looks nice but can’t easily be integrated with other components,
Do NOT get this if you have any desires for a ONE remote system. Was hoping this system would be easier to use but am disappointed.
Only get this if you’re going to use it for BluRay and normally when watching tv,cable, or sat, you’ll just use the tv’s speakers. Otherwise it’s annoying to be dealing with multiple remotes to get everything set to the correct input.
1) This system doesn’t offer discrete input codes (remote doesn’t have any and Logitech (our beloved remote) doesn’t show any). What this means is that to go from TV to BluRay, or vice versa, you need to push a button called “function” over and over again to loop through all the inputs (tv,cable/sat,fm,hdmi1,hdmi2) . Extremely annoying and very slow. Even worse, there’s no onscreen display of what input it’s on. And when switching through fm, since we don’t use fm, we were rewarded with very loud hiss. Only on the unit itself is there a tiny display, but that display is facing UP! So you can’t really see anything from where most people sit, the couch.
2) Even the remote does NOT have any dedicated buttons for jumping to tv or bd direct.
3) TV is confusing because the unit actually has TWO seperate inputs, TV and Cable/Sat.
4) Tried hooking up two ways, A) all devices going through this unit and the TV just stays on hdmi1 and B) all devices going to TV and then an audio cable back to the sony for sound. Both work but what’s lousy about B is that you have to rememeber to also loop through the functions to get the sony back to tv when you’re done watching a BluRay. B allows easier video selection but not sound. Need to use two remotes.
5) Can’t turn off or rename inputs.
6) No buttons on unit. It’s just flat and touch sensitive but not reliable, we’d touch but the unit woulnd’t acknowledge. It was easier to use the remote standing at the unit.
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|Lots of problems,
I’m downgrading my rating because I’m beginning to have problems with this system. On three separate occasions, I have turned the system on and there was no sound. I had to turn everything off and then restart. Another major problem is that while watching television, the actors voice don’t match their lips. There’s some kind of delay.
Original review:
This sleek, stylish system pumps out a lot of sound, especially considering the smaller size of the speakers. The bass is rich without being overly heavy. The speakers have a great look with a piano black finish. If I had one complaint, it would be the lackluster remote. It’s very basic, with all the buttons jammed together with no backlighting. You won’t be able to use this easily in a dimly lit room.
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